Other Names: Inula Alant, Aster helenium, ScabwortAster officinalis, marchalanAunée, elf dockElfdock, Elfwort, Helenio, Helenium grandiflorum, Horse-Elder, Horseheal, Indian Elecampane, Inula, Inula helenium, Scabwort, wild sunflowerVelvet Dock, horsehealWild Sunflower, velvet dockYellow Starwort.<br>
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There is a legend that tells how the name inula comes from Helen of Troy, whose tears turned into the healing plant known as elecampane.